Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anthony Mackie revealed on a podcast that Eminem used his real-life story as inspiration for the infamous "8 Mile" rap battle.

Anthony Mackie will never forget his first. Discussing his film debut in 8 Mile, Mackie remembered star Eminem as "such a brilliant dude" on Tuesday's episode of Pivot Podcast. He recalled a ...

Anthony Mackie didn’t lose himself while filming the final 8 Mile rap battle against Eminem — but he did he recall things getting very personal. “We’re doing the movie and, you know, Eminem is just ...

A Marvel star made his big screen debut in “8 Mile,” and he’ll never forget it. Anthony Mackie, who played battle rapper Papa Doc in the 2002 movie, revealed in a new interview that Eminem used ...

Now everybody in the 313, put your hands up and catch up on 8 Mile’s cast with us. By 2002, Eminem already had pop culture in a chokehold. His music was critically acclaimed, his fame seismic, his ...

Eminem portrays the prodigious but anxiety-riddled battle rapper B-Rabbit. Not unlike Em’s own difficult home life growing up, B-Rabbit faces challenge after challenge — including being so nervous ...